A rumor has been circulated that the company's shipment of ineffective KN$95$ masks was an intentional error made to incr profits. As a crisis communication team, what would be the best course of action in response to this rumor?

Ignore the rumor and hope that it loses momentum, because unverified information tends to go away on Publicize the rumor, because it will cause the person who started the rumor to come forth and tell the tru Find the source and file a lawsuit for slander, because that will settle any potential legat issues

Promote the opposite of what the rumor says without mentioning the rumor, because the rumor is false be more harmful to mention it